Sheila Ramani
Sheila Ramani also known as Sheila Kewalramani was an Indian film actress who was introduced into Bollywood by the Film-maker Chetan Anand. She was daughter of F. M. Kewalramani. She is famous for her role in movie Taxi Driver (1954). She was born in Sindh and was one of the few actresses from Sindh to join Indian Film Industry. She is niece of Sheikh Latif (Lachchu).
Personal life
She was crowned Miss Shimla in the early 50s. She was mostly seen as upper class mod girl in the roles she portrayed in many movies.[1] Upon the request of her uncle Sheikh Latif, she played the lead in Pakistani film Anokhi (1956). Sheila went back to India and starred in more movies in Mumbai. In the later part of her career, she was reduced to obscure films with titles that sounded like Jungle King (1959), and The Return of Superman (1960).[2]
Later on in her life she got married and moved to USA.
Filmography
- Surang (1953)
- Taxi Driver (1954)
- Teen Batti Char Raasta (1953)
- Naukri (1954)
- Mangu (1954)
- Meenar (1954)
- Railway Platform (1955)
- Funtoosh (1956)
- Anokhi (1956)
- Jungle King (1959)
- The Return of Mr. Superman (1960)
Anand Math
References
- ↑ Gupta, Ranjan. "A brother remembers". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sheila Ramani - Profile". Cine Plot. Retrieved 28 December 2012.